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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Children
Richard
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1786 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Joint owner
Shown as joint owner with the heirs of Hugh White, possibly as mortgagee |
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- 1792 [EY] → Owner
In his will Jeremiah Meyler secured two annuities totalling 拢50 p.a. on Meylersfield |
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Trustee → Testator
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Father → Son
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Brothers
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Grandfather → Grandson
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Nephew → Uncle
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Lymington, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - 果冻影院 Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jeremiah Meyler', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
